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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160531

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BELDEN INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000913142
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DRAWING AND INSULATING NONFERROUS WIRE [3357]
		IRS NUMBER:				363601505
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12561
		FILM NUMBER:		161685787

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 NORTH BRENTWOOD BLVD
		STREET 2:		15TH FLOOR
		CITY:			ST. LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63105
		BUSINESS PHONE:		314-854-8000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 NORTH BRENTWOOD BLVD
		STREET 2:		15TH FLOOR
		CITY:			ST. LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63105

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BELDEN CDT INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040716

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CABLE DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19931006
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>S<SMALL>PECIALIZED</SMALL> D<SMALL>ISCLOSURE</SMALL> R<SMALL>EPORT</SMALL> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Belden Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(EXACT NAME
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1 North Brentwood Boulevard, 15<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Floor </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>St. Louis, Missouri 63105 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Brian E. Anderson </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(314) 854-8000 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and
telephone number, including area code, of the </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>person to contact in connection with this report.) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January&nbsp;1 to December&nbsp;31, 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Background </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the &#147;Act&#148;) became law. Section&nbsp;1502 of the Act required
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) to promulgate rules to provide a framework under which U.S. publicly-traded companies would be required to make certain disclosures about the presence and source of certain minerals in
their products. Specifically, the Act was designed to provide transparency as to which companies were sourcing materials from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the &#147;DRC&#148;) or adjoining nations, a region known for human rights concerns
in connection with mining activities. The minerals mentioned in the Act are now commonly known as &#147;3TG&#148;: tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Belden Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) is a manufacturer of certain products in which one or more of the 3TG minerals is present and is
necessary to the functionality of the products. For example, the Company manufactures a wide variety of cable products in which the conductor is tin-plated copper, the Company manufactures connectors utilized in signal transmission that are gold
plated, and the Company manufactures networking equipment containing printed circuit boards that contain tungsten and tantalum. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Once the
SEC issued final rules (the &#147;Rules&#148;) implementing Section&nbsp;1502 of the Act in the fall of 2012, the Company formed a conflict minerals steering committee composed of representation from the following functional areas of the Company:
purchasing, legal, engineering, information technology, finance, operations, environmental, health and safety, sales and marketing, and internal audit. Following a series of meetings, interviews and training sessions, the steering committee
delegated to the regional purchasing directors (Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific) the task of conducting the reasonable country of origin inquiry required by the Rules. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Like many other U.S. manufacturers, the Company sources its 3TG raw materials and components containing 3TG through a complicated, many layered
supply chain oftentimes involving many parties with which the Company has no business relationship and no privity of contract. It quickly became apparent that determining whether or not any of this 3TG originated in the DRC was going to be a
challenging task requiring an extensive due diligence process. Because the Company was unable to make any definitive determination of the country of origin of its 3TG materials without such due diligence, it believes it is required to prepare the
Conflict Minerals Report described in the Rules. The Company&#146;s Conflict Minerals Report is included as <U>Exhibit&nbsp;1.01</U> to this Form&nbsp;SD and is hereby incorporated by this reference and is available on the Company&#146;s website at
<I>www.belden.com</I>. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibit </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As described in Item&nbsp;1.01, the Company&#146;s Conflict Minerals Report is
included as <U>Exhibit 1.01</U> to this Form&nbsp;SD. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;2 &#150; Exhibits </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibit is filed as part of this report: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Exhibit 1.01 &#150; Conflict Minerals Report of Belden Inc. for the calendar year ending December&nbsp;31, 2015 </I></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 1.01 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Belden Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Conflict
Minerals Report </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For The Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2015 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This report for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015 is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Rule&#148;).
For the purpose of the required Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry, Belden Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) continued to receive supply chain responses through <B></B>April&nbsp;30, 2016<B></B>. The Rule was adopted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the &#147;Act&#148;). The Rule imposes certain
reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain conflict minerals which are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. Conflict minerals are defined as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold,
wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (&#147;3TG&#148;) for the purposes of this assessment. These requirements apply to registrants whatever the geographic origin of the conflict minerals and
whether or not they fund armed conflict. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a registrant can establish that the conflict minerals originated from sources other than the Democratic
Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (the &#147;Covered Countries&#148;), or from recycled and scrap sources, they must submit a Form SD which describes the Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry completed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a registrant has reason to believe that any of the conflict minerals in their supply chain may have originated in the Covered Countries, or if they are
unable to determine the country of origin of those conflict minerals, then the issuer must exercise due diligence on the conflict minerals&#146; source and chain of custody. The registrant must annually submit a Conflict Minerals Report to the SEC
that includes a description of those due diligence measures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In compliance with the &#147;Statement on the Effect of the Recent Court of Appeals Decision
on the Conflict Minerals Rule&#148; issued by the SEC&#146;s Division of Corporation Finance on April&nbsp;29, 2014, because this report does not state a conclusion that the Company&#146;s products are DRC conflict free, it has not been subjected to
an independent private sector audit. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws.&nbsp;Any statements that do not relate to historical or
current matters are forward-looking statements.&nbsp;You can identify some of the forward-looking statements by use of forward-looking words, such as &#147;intend&#148; and the like, or the use of future tense.&nbsp;Examples of forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the Company&#146;s intended future efforts to mitigate the risk that the manufacture of its products benefits arms groups in the Covered Countries. </P>

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to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements.&nbsp;These risks and uncertainties may include, but are not limited to, the implementation of satisfactory traceability and other compliance measures by our direct and
indirect suppliers, on a timely basis or at all, whether smelters and refiners and other market participants responsibly source Conflict Minerals and political and regulatory developments, whether in the DRC region, the United States, or
elsewhere.&nbsp;You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of filing of this document.&nbsp;We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to publish revised forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of filing of this document or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Company Overview </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This report has been prepared by management of Belden Inc. (herein referred to as
&#147;Belden&#148;, the &#147;Company&#148;, &#147;we&#148;, &#147;us&#148; or &#147;our&#148;). The information includes the activities of all majority-owned subsidiaries that are required to be consolidated. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Belden is an innovative signal transmission solutions provider built around five global business platforms &#150; Broadcast Solutions, Enterprise Connectivity
Solutions, Industrial Connectivity Solutions, Industrial IT Solutions, and Network Security Solutions. Belden&#146;s comprehensive portfolio of signal transmission solutions provides industry leading secure and reliable transmission of data, sound
and video for mission critical applications. We have approximately 8,200 employees worldwide and maintain operations across North America, South America, Europe and Asia. We were incorporated in Delaware in 1988 and our principal executive offices
are located at 1 North Brentwood Boulevard, 15<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Floor, Saint Louis, Missouri 63105. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Products Overview </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Belden&#146;s product lines are specific to the five global business platforms.
Broadcast products and solutions include camera mounted fiber solutions, interfaces and routers, broadcast and audio-visual cable solutions, monitoring systems, playout systems, outside plant connectivity products, and other cable and connectivity
products. Enterprise products include solutions such as fiber and copper connectivity products; fiber optic and copper cable products; and wiring racks, panels, and enclosures. These cable products include high-performance copper cables including
10-gigabit Ethernet technologies and fiber optic cables. Enterprise products also include interconnecting hardware, intelligent patching devices, and cable management solutions for complete end-to-end network structured wiring systems. Industrial
Connectivity products include solutions such as industrial and input/output (I/O) connectors, industrial cables, IP and networking cables, I/O modules, distribution boxes, customer specific wiring solutions, and load-moment indicators for the mobile
crane market. Industrial IT products include security devices, Ethernet switches and related equipment, routers and gateways, network management software, and wireless systems. Network Security Solutions product portfolio includes configuration and
policy management, file integrity monitoring, vulnerability management and log intelligence solutions. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based upon Belden&#146;s internal assessment, the products from each of the five business platforms contain or
use one or more 3TG minerals. Accordingly, for the purposes of this assessment, no product lines were excluded from our analysis. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Supply Chain Overview </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In order to manage the scope of this task, Belden relies upon our suppliers to
provide information on the origin of the 3TG contained in components and raw materials supplied to us, including sources of 3TG that are supplied to them from sub-tier suppliers. Our suppliers are expected to provide the 3TG sourcing information to
us in order to cooperate with this endeavor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Belden performed an analysis of our product components, and the role that suppliers play throughout our
manufacturing and product delivery processes. We defined the scope of our conflict minerals due diligence by identifying and contacting our current suppliers that provide raw materials or components that contain or could contain 3TG. We adopted the
standard conflict minerals reporting templates established by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (&#147;CFSI&#148;), and launched our initial conflict minerals due diligence communication survey to these suppliers in 2013. We continue to perform
annual due diligence analyses with our 3TG suppliers to ensure the continued integrity of our 3TG supply chain. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We conducted an analysis of our products and found that the above
SEC defined &#147;conflict minerals&#148;, which are tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (3TG), can be found in many of Belden&#146;s products, most notably, tinned copper wire serving as the conductor in many of our cable products, gold plating
present on many of our connector products and tungsten and tantalum in the printed circuit board components of our networking products. Therefore, the products that we manufacture are subject to the reporting obligations of Rule 13p-1. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Following our initial good faith reasonable country of origin inquiry, Belden quickly concluded that a deeper due diligence process would be necessary to
reach meaningful conclusions regarding the country of origin of many of the 3TG minerals used in our products. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Due to the breadth and complexity of
Belden&#146;s products and respective supply chain, obtaining a complete mapping of the supply chain has been very challenging. Using our supply chain due diligence processes, driving accountability within the supply chain by leveraging the industry
standard CFSI/Conflict-Free Smelter program, and continuing our outreach efforts we hope to further develop transparency into our supply chain. </P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Management Systems Implemented by Belden </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Conflict Minerals Policy </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In May, 2016, Belden Inc. adopted the corporate Conflict Minerals Policy
reproduced below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>O<SMALL>VERVIEW</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On August&nbsp;22, 2012 the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) enacted rules implementing Section&nbsp;1502 of the Dodd
Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (&#147;The Dodd Frank Act&#148; or &#147;Act&#148;) governing the sale of &#147;Conflict Minerals&#148; (tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold or &#147;3TG&#148;) that benefit armed groups in the
Democratic Republic of Congo (&#147;DRC&#148;) or adjoining countries. As it relates to Conflict Minerals, the Act imposed supply chain reporting requirements on U.S. publicly traded companies that utilize 3TG in their products that are designed to
promote transparency and awareness regarding the use of 3TG Conflict Minerals that directly or indirectly benefit armed groups in the DRC or adjoining countries. Belden, across the entire Company (including all of its subsidiaries, affiliates, and
units worldwide), supports these goals and is committed to corporate responsibility and valuing human rights. As such, this policy, which provides the framework that the Company is using to comply with Section&nbsp;1502 of the Dodd Frank act,
applies to the entire Company, including all of its subsidiaries, affiliates, and units worldwide. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A<SMALL>PPLICATION</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is Belden&#146;s goal to work toward maintaining a supply chain that is conflict free and to sourcing 3TG from conflict free sources. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Belden expects its suppliers to have policies and due diligence measures in place to detect the source of the 3TG in their products. Further,
Belden expects that its suppliers will cooperate in providing due diligence information to confirm their products are DRC conflict free. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In order to properly implement this policy, Belden will take the following actions: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Direct the appropriate Belden teams to lead the implementation of the necessary processes and procedures in regards to this policy; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Perform due diligence consistent with OECD guidance by providing the standardized EICC/GeSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template survey to suppliers to help ascertain the Reasonable Country of Origin of their products
containing 3TG and encourage our suppliers to do the same with their suppliers; </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Based on the responses provided in the survey Belden may perform follow-up inquiries if they feel that the responses provided are not adequate; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Maintain the necessary Conflict Minerals records for both internal and/or required external audits. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Belden is devoted to working with its suppliers to help establish supply chain transparency for 3TG Conflict Minerals and to showing that our
suppliers&#146; products and resources are obtained from Conflict Free sources. If any suppliers are not responsive to Belden&#146;s initial due diligence survey requests for information, then Belden will work with the non-responsive supplier to
ensure that such supplier meets Belden&#146;s policy requirements. However, if no response or progress is seen, then at Belden&#146;s discretion, Belden will reevaluate its continued relationship with such supplier. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>C<SMALL>ONFLICT</SMALL> M<SMALL>INERALS</SMALL> G<SMALL>RIEVANCE</SMALL> M<SMALL>ECHANISM</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL>
R<SMALL>EPORTING</SMALL> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any of the following reporting channels are deemed appropriate for the initial reporting of perceived
violations of this policy: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Belden Compliance Team (consisting of the Legal Department and the Internal Audit Department), by email at ombudsman@belden.com </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Belden&#146;s ethics and compliance reporting hotline either by telephone or online (option to remain anonymous) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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Violations</U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Global Ethics Hotline:</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">800-461-9330</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Web: <U>www.belden.com/ethics</U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: <U>ombudsman@belden.com</U></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Specific country contact information can also be found on <U>Belden&#146;s website</U>.</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Legal Department will contact the sender and acknowledge receipt of the reported violation within five
business days. Acknowledgement of receipt of the report shall be </P>

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made via the same method as it was received. For example, if an anonymous report is made through the hotline, acknowledgement of the receipt of the anonymous report will also be made through the
hotline. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All reports will be promptly investigated and appropriate corrective action will be taken if warranted by the investigation.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>C<SMALL>ONFIDENTIALITY</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reports of violations or suspected violations will be kept confidential to the extent possible, regardless of which reporting avenue is
chosen. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Due Diligence Process </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Design of Our Due Diligence and Description of the Due Diligence Process </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our due
diligence processes and efforts have been developed in conjunction with Second Edition of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (&#147;OECD&#148;) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from
Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (&#147;OECD Guidance&#148;) and the related supplements for gold and for tin, tantalum and tungsten. Belden is working to ensure that our due diligence process, management and measures conform in all material
respects with the framework OECD Guidance, Third Edition, that was released earlier in 2016. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our conflict minerals due diligence process
includes: the development of a corporate Conflict Minerals Policy; establishment of a steering committee with cross functional team members and senior executives; communication to, and engagement of, suppliers; due diligence compliance process and
measurement; record keeping and escalation procedures. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Internal Team </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Belden established a steering committee for complying with the
applicable rules. Our steering committee includes representation from the following functional areas of the Company: purchasing, legal, engineering, information technology, finance, operations, environmental, health and safety, sales and marketing,
and internal audit. The committee of subject matter experts is responsible for implementing our conflict minerals compliance strategy and is led by our Director, Global Supply Chain, who acts as the conflict minerals steering committee chair.
Belden&#146;s Disclosure Committee, which reviews the Company&#146;s reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q as well as our quarterly earnings releases, is responsible for oversight of the reporting aspects of the Rule. </P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Supplier Engagement </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With respect to the OECD requirement to strengthen engagement with
suppliers, we have surveyed 100% of suppliers providing 3TG raw materials or components necessary to the functionality of our products. Continued feedback from this engagement will allow us to react to instances of conflict minerals from the DRC, if
any, consistent with our Conflict Minerals Policy described above. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Escalation Procedure </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Belden&#146;s data collection team follows a strict protocol to
ensure that survey responses are received from all 3TG suppliers and that responses are complete, internally consistent and reflective of Belden&#146;s independent knowledge of such suppliers. Suppliers that are not responsive or who respond in an
incomplete or inconsistent manner, receive a follow-up communication from the Belden team. This follow-up and escalation process continues until we are satisfied that the submission is complete and accurate, or until the follow-up effort has proven
futile because of a lack of cooperation from upstream suppliers. </P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Record Maintenance </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Belden has established our due diligence compliance process and set
forth a documentation and record maintenance mechanism to ensure the relevant documentation is retained in a structured electronic database. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Risk Mitigation </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As our due diligence program continues to evolve and improve over
time, we intend to take the following steps to continue to mitigate any possible risk that the necessary 3TG minerals in our products could benefit armed groups in the DRC or adjoining countries: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Enhance supplier communication, training and escalation process to improve due diligence data accuracy and completion. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Continue to influence additional smelters to obtain CFS status through our supply chain, where possible. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Analyze alternative sourcing options in cases where suppliers are not cooperative with our program. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Identify and assess risk in the supply chain </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because of our size, the breadth and complexity of our
products, and the constant evolution of our supply chain, it is difficult to identify all entities that are upstream from our direct suppliers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have
identified over 550 direct suppliers of 3TG raw materials and components for our products. We have surveyed and received responses from nearly 100% of these suppliers. We have not received any responses that would lead us to believe that the source
is problematic. However, because many of our direct suppliers are reliant on information provided by many layers of upstream suppliers and because in some cases the supply chain leads to a smelter that has not been certified as conflict-free, it is
difficult for us to come to a definitive conclusion. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Risks </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Belden will work with suppliers who are sourcing
from non-Conflict Free smelters to move towards using Conflict Free smelters within a reasonable time frame. The time frame will be dependent on the criticality of the specific part and the availability of alternative suppliers. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Support the Development and Implementation of Independent Third Party Audits of Smelters&#146; and Refiners&#146; Sourcing </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Belden does not have a direct relationship with 3TG smelters and refiners, nor do we perform direct audits of these entities that provide our supply chain the
3TG. However, we do rely upon the industry (for example, EICC and CFSI) efforts to influence smelters and refineries to get audited and certified through CFSI&#146;s CFS program. </P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence and Results </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition to this report, for further information
about our supply chain conflict minerals policy, including our approach for supply chain due diligence and supplier expectation, please see: www.belden.com under &#147;About Us&#148; in &#147;Corporate Responsibility&#148;. The content of any
website referred to in this Report is included for general information only and is not incorporated by reference in this Report. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Future Due Diligence Measures </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During the reporting period for the calendar year ending
December&nbsp;31, 2016, we are continuing to engage in the activities described above in our efforts to have a complete understanding of our supply chain. We are continuing to refine and revise our due diligence processes to gain a better
understanding of our 3TG supply chain, and we will continue to monitor the CFS program in the hope that more smelters identified in our supplier surveys achieve the conflict-free certification on which we can rely. </P>
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